Grand Haven Beach Vault Update
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2003 9:25 am
For those of you who were there and didn't get the email from Coach Patterson regarding Simon Obarto. Here it is...
Hello Beach Vaulters,
I wanted to express my gratitude to all of you for coming to the Grand Haven
Beach Vault. The vaulting community is a pretty close group of people, who
all share a common bond. Never was this more evident then on Saturday, when a
young man named Simon Obarto was injured. Your show of caring and support for
Simon was incredible, and I thank you for that. I have spoken with the Obarto
family, and Simon is doing pretty good. I have had many emails asking for an
update on his condition, and I wanted to send this update out to you. A nice
gesture might be to just drop him an email, letting him know your concern and
that you wish him the best. Simon's email is : simon3@covad.net. He is just
an outstanding kid, from an outstanding family, and part of our vaulting
family. Please show your support for this young man. I thank you from the bottom
of my heart.
God Bless,
Coach Patterson
For those of you who weren't.... We nearly lost a member of the pole vault community last Saturday at the GH beach vault. I won't go into details, but it seems that he's going to be ok. This incident serve's as a tremendous reminder how important it is to have all padding in place and secured in place. This includes all base pads as well as the pads protecting the standard bases.
I realized that having those standard base pads on and strapped in causes a hassle while you're trying to move the standards, but its a hell of a lot better then the risk of serious injury. If you don't have these pads then get some or use other suitable padding and make sure it is secured in place.
Hello Beach Vaulters,
I wanted to express my gratitude to all of you for coming to the Grand Haven
Beach Vault. The vaulting community is a pretty close group of people, who
all share a common bond. Never was this more evident then on Saturday, when a
young man named Simon Obarto was injured. Your show of caring and support for
Simon was incredible, and I thank you for that. I have spoken with the Obarto
family, and Simon is doing pretty good. I have had many emails asking for an
update on his condition, and I wanted to send this update out to you. A nice
gesture might be to just drop him an email, letting him know your concern and
that you wish him the best. Simon's email is : simon3@covad.net. He is just
an outstanding kid, from an outstanding family, and part of our vaulting
family. Please show your support for this young man. I thank you from the bottom
of my heart.
God Bless,
Coach Patterson
For those of you who weren't.... We nearly lost a member of the pole vault community last Saturday at the GH beach vault. I won't go into details, but it seems that he's going to be ok. This incident serve's as a tremendous reminder how important it is to have all padding in place and secured in place. This includes all base pads as well as the pads protecting the standard bases.
I realized that having those standard base pads on and strapped in causes a hassle while you're trying to move the standards, but its a hell of a lot better then the risk of serious injury. If you don't have these pads then get some or use other suitable padding and make sure it is secured in place.